Quality of Life of Men after Cementless Hip Replacement – a Pilot Study

Abstract

Background. Hip osteoarthritis is a significant health, social and economic problem. The associated pain and pathological and pathological proliferative joint lesions significantly reduce patients’ quality of life. Material and methods. The study involved 61 male patients aged 30 to 75 years qualified for hip arthroplasty due to osteoarthritis. A short version of the WHOQoL-BREF and EQ-5D-5L questionnaires were used to assess the quality of life. The questionnaires were administered before surgery, during the first outpatient visit (6 weeks after the surgery) and 6 months after the surgery. Results. The WHOQoL-BREF questionnaire showed that the quality of life had improved significantly after just 6 weeks by 5% and 19% (p <0.01). After 6 months, there was also an improvement, of 13% and 42% (p <0.001). The most marked statistical improvement was found in the somatic domain after 6 weeks (8%) and after 6 months (11%) (p <0.001). The quality of life according to the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire showed statistically significant improvement of 13-23% after 6 weeks and of 32-42% after 6 months (p <0.001). The most marked improvement was achieved in terms of pain relief (p <0.001). Conclusions. 1. The quality of life improved significantly after just six weeks following hip arthroplasty. 2. The results were significantly higher also after 6 months. 3. The functional status of the patients improved significantly at both 6 weeks and 6 months after hip arthroplasty, especially in terms of pain reduction.